Elafonissos Beach

Our rating: 5/5 about
Our rating is based on our actual visit to the beach.

Visitors rating:

Click the stars to rate it

RATING SCALE

5 = Superb! Best we visited. Worth going far out of our way to swim there again4 = Very good. We
would go out of our way to swim there again3 = Good. We
would choose it for swimming among other beaches if we were in the
area2 = Average. We
could go for swimming again if we happened to be in the area1 = Just OK. The beach was fine for swimming and sunbathing one time0 = Disappointing. We will not return to this beach

Note that these are our simple (and unscientific) observations
based on our subjective experience during our visit

Elafonissos beach
Elafonissos beach is lined with soft sand that's mixed with
hues of crushed pink seashells. Signs on the site ask visitors
not to harvest the rare pink sand.

Visitors' Reports

5 = Superb (Best we visited. Worth going far out of our way to swim there again)

Beach

Sand

Sea_Floor

Sand

Water

5/5

Access

Good = Paved road all the way to the beach. Parking near the beach

Restaurant

Yes

Bar

yes

Organized

yes

RV,_Camper_Accessibility

Site suitable for free camping. Ample space for parking on the beach vicinity

Snorkeling

Good snorkeling site

Name

Marit

Beach_Location

Crete

Beach_Name

Elafonissi

Year_Last_Visited

2000-2005

rating

5=Superb (best we visited. Worth going far out of our way to swim there again)

Beach

Sand

Sea_Floor

Sand

Water

2/5

Access

Fair = Accessible by car, poor road condition

Cantina

yes

Organized

yes

Camping_site_nearby

yes

RV,_Camper_Accessibility

Organized Camping

Snorkeling

Good snorkeling site

Comments

Beautiful lagoon beach with pink sand. Very shallow water. Can be a bit crowded, loads of people want to come here, and when you see this beach, you understand why.

RATING SCALE

5 = the sea water was some the best for swimming. We would go way out of our
way to swim there again 4 =
sea water was excellent and inviting for swimming. We would
go out
of
our way to swim there again3 = very nice and clean sea. We would go swimming there again
if we were in the area2 = nice sea, we had a nice swim but we did not notice
anything special about the water1 = the sea water was not very inviting at the time
we visited. We did more sunbathing than swimming0 = the water did not seem suitable for swimming

Note that these are our simple (and unscientific) observations
based on our subjective experience during our visit

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